WebQuest: Japanese-American Internment


This WebQuest follows your reading in the textbook for what happens in the United States after Pearl Habor was attacked by Japan in December, 1941.

WebQuest Handout:

Complete the vocab/background reading on the front page BEFORE visiting the websites below.

Websites:
A. History Channel (video): http://www.history.com/shows/wwii-in-hd/videos/japanese-internment-in-america#japanese-internment-in-america
1st B. Korematsu vs. United States (video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOGSnx2k7b8
2nd B (oops!). Understanding Point of View: Do the Dr. Suess cartoon - no website needed
C. Wisconsin Historical Society: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/teachers/lessons/secondary/internment.asp
D. Photographs from JARDA: http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/jarda/index.html
E. Reparations: First site -- http://dictionary.reference.com and article site: http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,149131,00.html

WebQuest worktime today in the Penn State (English) lab, DUE FRIDAY APRIL 20. This WebQuest and your Holocaust chapter notes (32.3) will be covered on a quiz on Friday.